The document outlines appropriate goals for preschool plans, including developing social and interpersonal skills like helping others, expressing feelings, and collaborative play. It also discusses goals around self-help and intrapersonal skills such as dressing, eating, health, and grooming independently. Additional goals focus on approaches to learning like self-regulation, positive social skills, and motivation; as well as learning to learn through acquiring self-help skills, learning about oneself and culture, and developing persistence and self-control.

1. Christian S. Gle Prof. EmyFler S. Esponilla
BEEd 2nd year – section A
QUALITY PRESCHOOL PLAN GOALS
Objectives:
After the portion of this discussion, the student will be able to:
Know the preschool plans and goals as the basis of teaching preschool.
Subject Matter:
Topic:
Appropriate Preschool Goals
 Social and Interpersonal Skills
 Self-Help and Intrapersonal Skills
 Approaches to Learning
 Learning to Learn
Reference: Early Childhood Education Today
By George B. Morrison
pp. 291-292
Internet
Lesson Content:
APPROPRIATE PRESCHOOL GOALS
All programs should have goals to guide activities and on which to base teaching methodologies.
Without goals, it is easy to end up teaching just about anything without knowing why. Goals of individual
preschools vary, but all programs should have certain essential goals.
Social and Interpersonal Skills
Human beings are social, and much of learning involves social interactions.
Learning how to get along with other children and adults and how to develop good
relationships with teachers
Learning to help others and develop caring attitudes
taking care of one’s own needs
expressing feelings in words
building relationships with children and adults
creating and experiencing collaborative play
dealing with social conflict
Self-Help and Intrapersonal Skills
Children must learn how to manage their behavior and their affairs.
Learning how to take care of personal needs, such as dressing (tying, buttoning, zipping)
and knowing what clothes to wear.
Learning eating skills (using utensils, napkins, and a cup or glass, setting a table)

2. Learning health skills (how to wash and bathe, how to brush teeth )
Learning grooming skills (combing hair)
Approaches to Learning
An old saying that you can lead a horse to water but you can’t take him drink. In some regard, the
same is true for children. While on the one hand, professionals understand that this readiness and
eagerness to learn are not expressed equally across all preschool children.
An approach to learning are the approaches on how children react to and engage in learning
activities associated with school.
Self-regulation of attention and behavior
Positive social skills for developing a positive relationship with others
Positive attitude toward learning
Self-motivation for learning
Learning to Learn
Learning how to learn is as important as learning itself – in fact, learning depends on the
acquisition of learning skills.
Promoting self-help skills to help children develop good self-image and high self-esteem
Learning about themselves, their family, and their culture
Developing a sense of self-worth by providing experiences for success and competence
Learning persistence, cooperation, self-control, and motivation to learn.